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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1937
Page
7
Temperance Sunday urges a full view of intoxicating liquor costs. The lesson contrasts fleshly living with the Spirit, noting tax losses, unemployment and bootlegging persist, and urges temperance, diligence, and faithful service for a heavenly reward.
A Hawthorne quote reflects that true bravery lies in affection and willingness to fight daily battles and in physical contests. It extols courage shown in everyday life and athletic competition, framing bravery as a universal trait tied to steadfast resolve.
The quotation from Paley notes a belief that people who abandon truth in small matters are unlikely to be trusted in major affairs. It emphasizes consistency of character across everyday choices.
A brief quotation reflects on the idea that true learning leads to knowing God, which then guides love and imitation of the divine. The line emphasizes the end goal of wisdom as spiritual understanding and moral imitation.
A remark on charitable deeds outlines how small acts reveal divine love more than many sermons. The saying emphasizes practical kindness over rhetoric, urging personal generosity as a path to deeper faith.
New York Special. Miss Liberty from the statue in New York Harbor already serves in a western role and appears on the official seal of the 1939 World Fair. An artist’s impression of her graces the item as it signals invitations to every corner of the world and into homes across the United States.
Herbert Sharples of Montreal recounts a tale of a traveling doctor selling a salve that supposedly cures all. A man with crippled legs uses it, sheds crutches, then the crutches themselves dance and later return to his side, proving loyalty of inanimate things.
The New York World's Fair prepares for 1939 with rapid site grading at Flushing Meadow, construction of 300 structures, and a $1.2 million Theme building. Grover Whalen says design of major buildings will proceed at ten day intervals, while officials pursue global participation and $27.8 million in debenture bonds to fund the venture.
The Jivaro shrunken heads are from enemies slain in battle. After removal from the body the skin flesh and muscles are peeled away leaving a skull. The head is heated in hot sand filled with sand and placed in baked clay pots with water. The head shrinks to about one third its size and is ironed with hot stones. It is then dried in smoke to preserve it.
The article notes atmosphere dustiness is measured by counting particles per unit space. It recalls John Aitken's dust counter as an early standard instrument and cites startling figures such as 88 million particles per cubic inch in a dusty room and 4 billion particles per puff from a cigarette smoker.
Colorado lists 1,051 mountain peaks at or above sea level with heights over 16,000 feet, 624 over 12,000 feet, and 40 exceeding 14,000 feet. The data categorizes peaks by elevation across the state for reference and comparison.
A concise note stating that spoken modern Greek features a simpler grammar than classical Greek as used in Homeric and Demosthenic works, highlighting the evolution of syntax and usage from ancient to contemporary forms.
A fragment notes a synagogue in China with a dated record from the year 1183. The item preserves a rare glimpse of medieval Jewish presence in East Asia amid medieval geographies and religious communities.
New York officials pledge a vast entertainment plan for the 1939 World’s Fair. President Grover Whalen says the exposition will surpass prior fairs with diverse amusements and a dedicated playground for children. The theme emphasizes the World of Tomorrow and global sourcing of attractions.
A brief verse from the Western Newspaper Union memorializes a renowned American figure. It urges posterity to match him and to give him elbow room, describing a tomb fenced with artillery and a double charge in tribute.
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